Fireplace construction



Filed Aug. 11, 1938 a '1 2 Ja gwue/wtov Patented Jan. 9, 1940 UNlTEDPATENT OFFICE 2,186,649 FIREPLACE CONSTRUCTION i I I Mattie Monroe, LosGatos, Calif.

Application August 11,1938, Serial No. 224,372

1 Claim. (Cl-126 142) This invention relates to fireplace,constructions, and has more particular reference to a fireplace whereinprovision is made for arranging the life or source of heat exteriorlyand directly in front of the usual fire space oropen front recess of thefireplace, in combination with a heat radiating hood extending forwardlyfrom the upper portion of said usual fire space or open front recessover the fire or source of heat, whereby the hood effectively radiatesthe heat of the fire directly into the r heating.

oom for more efficient More particularly, the present inventioncontemplates a fireplace construction of the above character wherein theheat radiating hood is of a form to effectively conduct the smoke andproducts of combustion from the fire or source of heat rearwardly intothe upper portion of the usual fire space or open fr ont recess forpassage to and outwardly through the chimney at the top of said usualfire space or open front recess. I

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heat radiatingdevice or hood consists of a forwardly and downwardly inclined top walland vertically disposed side plates depending from the side edges ofsaid top wall and forming a tapered inverted channel-shaped structureadapted to fit in the uppe opening of the usual fire space.

r portion of the front The heat radiating hood is formed of sheet metalwhich will effectively radiate the heat, and means are proin properposition as vided to support the hood well as to properly limit largerend of the hood in the fireplace.

the insertion of the the front opening of:

The present invention will be clearly understood from the followingdescription when considered in connection with the accompanying.

drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a fireplace constructionembodying a heat radiating hood constructed and disposed in accordancewith the present invention; and

Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the fireplace structure proper maybe constructed of bricks or the like and includes a rear wall 5, sidewalls 6, a bottom Wall E, a top 8, and a partial" front wall 9 dependingfor a short distance from the top 8, so as to form the usual fire spaceor open front recess Ill communicating at its top with thelower end of avertical chimney H. The

lower portion of the rear vertical front surface, wlnl wall 5 has theusual e the upper portion of cess or space l6 so that much of theheatlesc'apes through the chimney I I together'with the smoke andproducts of combustion. In accordance with the present invention, thebottom 1 of the fire- I place is extended a material distance outwardlyof the usual fire space or recess H3 in front of the latter as shownclearly in Figure 2, and the fire or source of heat II is positionedexteriorly of the recess IE) directly in front of the latter, so as toreally be out within the room provided with the fireplace. In order tomake practical the positioning of the fire or source of heat exteriorlyof the recess or fire space In, in this way, I provide a heat radiatinghood which will radiate the heat of the fire or source of heat directlyinto the room and at the same time effectively conduct the smoke andproducts of combustion from the fire or source of heat rearwardly intothe upper portion of the recess 'of. The heat radiating hood extendsforwardly over and beyond the fire or source of heat ll so, that all ofthe smoke and products of combustion are effectively conductedrearwardly into thespace Ill for passage out of the chimney ll. At thesame time, the walls of the hood are directly heated by the fire orsource of heat so that the heat is'effectively radiated into the room.-The heat radiating hood may be suitably supported in operative positionby means of supporting legs H! or the like, such legs being illustratedby way of example and shown as carried by and.

depending from the side plates or walls l3 and adapted to rest upon thefloor at opposite sides of the fireplace.

In order that the hood may be readily positioned, an external flange isprovided thereon as at l5 extending upwardly on the side walls l3 andacross the ,top wall I2 adjacent butspaced from the'rear edge of thehood'or the larger end of the latter and arranged to contact the frontof the fireplace in surrounding relation to the upper portion of thefront opening of recess l0. Thus,

when the hood is inserted in the opening of recess I its inward orrearward movement is limited by the flange [2 to a point where the hoodis properly positioned over the fire or source of heat I I. This flangealso provides a neat finish and aids to some extent in preventing escapeof smoke or products of combustion into the room between the larger endof the hood and the adjacent wall portions of the front opening ofrecess l0. Effective combustion is insured because the hood is supportedat an elevation with the walls thereof spaced above the floor andterminating above the fire H, so that air may readily enter from thesides and front under the hood for passage to the fire or source of heatand thereby promotingcombustion.

The heat radiating hood of the present invention may be conveniently andcheaply made of polished sheet metal of high heat conductivity;

and the bottom of the fireplace may be readily extended in, front of theusual fire-space or recess either in new fireplace construction or inmodifying existing fireplace constructions in accordance with thepresent invention. The invention materially improves the heatingcapacity of the fireplace by utilizing much of the heat which isordinarily wasted. r

What I claim as new is:

In' combination with a fireplace proper having the usual open front firespace with the bottom thereof extending forwardly beyond the front ofsaid fire space, a source of heat disposed upon said bottom exteriorlyof and in front of said fire space, a heat radiating hood fitted intothe upper portion of the front opening of said fire space and extendingoutwardly over said source of heat, said hood including a piece of sheetmetal bent; to provide a fiat forwardly and downwardly inclined top wallfor conducting the products of combustion from the source of heatupwardly and rearwardly into the upper portion of said recess, and flatopposed side walls depending from the side edges of said top wall, legsdepending from said side walls for supporting the hood in spacedrelation to and above the bottom of the fireplace, and a flange securedon the exterior of the top and side walls of said hood and arranged to,contact the front of the fireplace at the top. and sides of said firespace to limit insertion of the hood into the latter.

MATTIE MONROE.

